Гордион (нагръцки:Γόρδιον,Gordion,Gordium, натурски:Gordiyon) е столица на царствоФригия. Открит е през 1895 г. от братята Густав и Алфред Кьорте.
Гордион се намира на ок. 80 км западно-югозападно от днешнаАнкара на брега на река Сангариос (днесСакария). Близо до града се намира Царският път. Построен е на хълм с височина 40 – 70 метра. Там е открит вероятно гробът от ок. 718 пр.н.е. на царМидас, който се самоубива в Гордион.[1]
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